SBA Richmond District Office Announces its Small Business Award Winners

Release Number:

14-13

Advisory Date:

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Contact:

Matthew Nowak | matthew.nowak@sba.gov | 804-307-1458

SBA Richmond District Office Announces its Small Business Award Winners

RICHMOND, Va. ─ The U.S. Small Business Administration Richmond District Office will recognize small business owners and advocates that have made critical contributions to America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners as part of their “Heart of a Champion” Small Business Awards Luncheon June 13 at the Richmond Omni Hotel.

“We are extremely proud of each and every winner for their hard work, dedication, and fortitude that is reflected by our small businesses across Virginia,” said Acting Richmond District Office Director Jacqueline West. “Earning these awards takes a heart of a champion.”

The list for this year’s winners:

Small Business Person of the Year: Devon M. Henry, CEO of Team Henry Enterprises, LLC in Newport News

Community of the Year: The City of Chesapeake, Mayor Alan P. Krasnoff

Contractor of the Year: Marcos Silva, President of M&F Concrete Inc. in Manassas

Sub-contractor of the Year: Roberto Ortiz, President and CEO of AVMAC LLC in Chesapeake

Exporter of the Year: Sara McCaleb Baldwin, CEO of New Ravenna Mosaics in Exmore

Minority Business Champion of the Year: Oliver Singleton, President of the Metropolitan Business League in Richmond

Women in Business Champion of the Year: Angela Barber, Small Business Development Coordinator for the City Of Chesapeake Economic Development

Veterans Business Champion of the Year: Fred Wellman, CEO of ScoutComms, Inc. in Stafford